ಜ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು 30
1 ೧ ದೈವೋಕ್ತಿ. ಯಾಕೆ ಎಂಬುವವನ ಮಗನಾದ ಆಗೂರನ ಮಾತುಗಳು. ಇವನು ಇಥಿಯೇಲನಿಗೆ, ಇಥಿಯೇಲನಿಗೂ ಉಕ್ಕಾಲನಿಗೂ ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದನು.
These are the words of Agur, son of Jakeh. An oracle. This is what the man says, God, I'm really tired, I'm worn out.
I'm so stupid I'm not really a man; I can't even think like a human being.
I have not learned wisdom; I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
4 ೪ ಆಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಿ ಇಳಿದಿರುವವನಾರು? ಮುಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಕೂಡಿಸಿರುವವರು ಯಾರು? ತನ್ನ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರನ್ನು ಮೂಟೆಕಟ್ಟಿರುವವರು ಯಾರು? ಭೂಮಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲೆಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವವರು ಯಾರು? ಅವನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? ಅವನ ಮಗನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? ನೀನೇ ಬಲ್ಲವನು.
Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who holds the winds in the palm of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has set the earth's boundaries? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Are you sure you don't know?
Every word God says has been proved true. He defends everyone who comes to him for protection.
Don't add anything to his words, or he will criticize you and you'll be shown to be a liar.
7 ೭ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ ಎರಡು ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಅನುಗ್ರಹಿಸದಿರಬೇಡ, ನಾನು ಸಾಯುವುದರೊಳಗಾಗಿ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೂಡಿಸು.
God, I want to request two things from you. Please don't refuse to let me have them before I come to die.
8 ೮ ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಕಪಟವನ್ನೂ, ಸುಳ್ಳುಮಾತನ್ನೂ ತೊಲಗಿಸು, ಬಡತನವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ, ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಕೊಡದೆ ನನಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ಭೋಜನಮಾಡಿಸು.
Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.
9 ೯ ಹಾಗಾಗದೆ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆತುಂಬಿದವನಾದರೆ, “ಯೆಹೋವನು ಯಾರೋ?” ಎಂದು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸೇನು, ಬಡವನಾದರೆ ಕಳ್ಳತನಮಾಡಿ ನನ್ನ ದೇವರಾದ ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಅಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎತ್ತೆನು.
Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.
Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you and you'll suffer for it.
There are some who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.
There are some who think themselves so high and mighty, and who look down on others.
14 ೧೪ ಖಡ್ಗದಂತಿರುವ ಹಲ್ಲುಗಳೂ ಕತ್ತಿಯಂತಿರುವ ಕೋರೆಗಳೂ ಉಳ್ಳವರಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಯೊಳಗಿಂದ ಬಡವರನ್ನೂ, ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಮಧ್ಯದೊಳಗಿಂದ ದಿಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದವರನ್ನೂ, ಅಗೆದು ನುಂಗಿಬಿಡುವ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ತರದವರು ಉಂಟು.
There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from society.
15 ೧೫ ಕೊಡು, ಕೊಡು ಅನ್ನುವ ಎರಡು ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಜಿಗಣೆಗೆ ಉಂಟು. ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡದವುಗಳು ಮೂರು ಉಂಟು, ಹೌದು, ಸಾಕೆನ್ನದವುಗಳು ನಾಲ್ಕು ಉಂಟು.
The leech has two daughters who cry out, “Give me! Give me!” There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!”:
16 ೧೬ ಯಾವುವೆಂದರೆ, ಪಾತಾಳ, ಹೆರದ ಗರ್ಭ, ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡದ ಭೂಮಿ, ಸಾಕಾಯಿತೆಂದು ಹೇಳದ ಬೆಂಕಿ, ಇವೇ. (Sheol h7585)
The grave, the womb that doesn't become pregnant, the earth thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, “Enough!” (Sheol h7585)
17 ೧೭ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಾಡಿ ತಾಯಿಯ ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಯನ್ನು, ಧಿಕ್ಕರಿಸುವವನ ಕಣ್ಣನ್ನು, ಹಳ್ಳಕೊಳ್ಳದ ಕಾಗೆಗಳು ಕುಕ್ಕುವವು, ರಣಹದ್ದುಗಳು ತಿಂದುಬಿಡುವವು.
People who ridicule their fathers and despise obedience to the mother will have their eyes pecked out by wild ravens and eaten by young vultures.
These three things are amazingly hard for me, four things I just can't understand:
19 ೧೯ ಯಾವುವೆಂದರೆ, ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹದ್ದಿನ ಹಾದಿ, ಬಂಡೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸರ್ಪದ ಸರಣಿ, ಸಾಗರದ ನಡುವೆ ಹಡಗಿನ ಮಾರ್ಗ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪುರುಷನ ಪದ್ಧತಿ, ಇವೇ.
The way an eagle soars in the sky, the way a snake slides over a rock, the way a ship sails across the sea, the way a man and a woman fall in love.
This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: she eats, she wipes her mouth, and then says, “I haven't done anything wrong!”
Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:
a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,
an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.
There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:
Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.
Hyraxes—they don't have much power, but they make their homes in the rock.
Locusts—they don't have a king, but they all march in line abreast.
Lizards—you can catch them in your hands, but they live in the king's palace.
There are three things that are glorious to watch as they walk, four that look dignified as they move:
The lion, supreme among wild animals, who isn't frightened of anything.
The strutting starling, the male goat, and a king with his army.
If you have been foolishly boasting about yourself, or if you've been planning to do something wrong, stop and put your hand over your mouth.
Just as churning milk produces butter, and twisting someone's nose makes it bleed, so stirring up anger causes arguments.
